EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan’s message picked apart online

Some had a problem with the statement being so brief and “generic” while others called it “tasteless” since they made it a point to call her Kate and not the Princess of Wales.

Harry and his wife were also labeled as “hypocrites” for saying anything at all after the many attacks they launched against the princess and Prince William over the years.

As royal expert and historian Dr. Tessa Dunlop noted: “Immediately the internet naysayer jumped on this message with accusations of hypocrisy and anger, wishing they would ‘just shut up.’ The inference was the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had no right to express sympathy given previous criticism Harry and Meghan have lobbed in the Prince and Princess of Wales’ direction.”

She added: “This is a predictably unforgiving, naïve approach to family relations. Sibling arguments and tensions are as old as life itself, but when the chips are down — when cancer comes knocking — that is when we remember what really matters. Harry is no different from the rest of us in that respect.”